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In my day job, I work on optimization and efficiency (through technology). Of course, my interests are philosophically aligned with the idea of zero waste.

In our house, we try not to waste any food. Furthermore, we compost any organics (like potato peels, bones, etc.) to be used as fertilizer. When we buy groceries, we look for discounted food which will be expiring soon. Not only do we save money, but we are also preventing those food items from being thrown away.

Another way to prevent waste is through recycling and reusing things like plastics (or avoiding all together).

I have also another project before ZapRead, which I have put on hold - it's called Clevermajig.com and the idea is to use Internet of Things to make heating, water use, and electricity use optimized in your house. I built small WiFi sensors and placed them around the house - and that gives information on which rooms lose more heat, are occupied more often (and when), and need to be heated. Then using a smart central heating system, costs to keep the house (or any building) comfortable can be greatly reduced. Same with water usage for agriculture. I have wireless sensors with temperature and humidity information on the soil to learn the drainage and apply zoned irrigation based on weather forecast (rain), type of plant, and soil type. This eliminates water waste.

I'm glad you find this kind of group a good idea on here. I think
that we need many different groups to participate in the new crypto
movement to make it more relevant and useful for all.

To be more efficient and sustainable we need new tools and new
technology.
If we only use decentralized crypto currency to
power up more ASICs. create more crypto exchanges so we can do more
shopping, we could be wasting a great deal of resources just for
profit for the few.

I did not have a chance to post anything in this group yet, but
this post is a great starter :)

This made me think if we should have some kind of Group
description on the site, similar to reddit where mods can provide
some guidelines for each to make moderation bit easier. This could
inspire new users to join the different groups...?

My plan is to have the group description field will be unlocked at higher tiers. https://github.com/Horndev/zapread.com/issues/26 Until then, the admin should make posts in the group to explain it, and if there is enough activity, then the description is shared widely to the whole community.

I want to start with the minimum, and as the group grows, the admins get more features and space to expand on their group to build their community. Basically, I want to scale group content with level of group activity.